August 11, 2012

raccolta dei semi di papavero / poppy seed harvest

harvest time

Besides garlic, in the last few days I have harvested poppy seed pods (capsules). To harvest the seeds, I turn each capsule upside down into a tall container and shake it so the seeds come out of the pores (which you can see beneath the stigma disk). I keep the empty seed pods in the vase for a while: they are decorative.

poppy seeds and capsule

The description becomes a bit more clear if you look at the photo above, which I published last year. I let one of the capsules fall on a napkin and got the trail of seeds to photograph.

I recently used the last seeds of last year's harvest to make these scones, so I am ready to use this year's harvest. I really love poppies: I watch them bloom then wilt and then dry. There is beauty in every stage of their life.

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raccolta dei semi di papavero / poppy seed harvest

harvest time

Besides garlic, in the last few days I have harvested poppy seed pods (capsules). To harvest the seeds, I turn each capsule upside down into a tall container and shake it so the seeds come out of the pores (which you can see beneath the stigma disk). I keep the empty seed pods in the vase for a while: they are decorative.

poppy seeds and capsule

The description becomes a bit more clear if you look at the photo above, which I published last year. I let one of the capsules fall on a napkin and got the trail of seeds to photograph.

I recently used the last seeds of last year's harvest to make these scones, so I am ready to use this year's harvest. I really love poppies: I watch them bloom then wilt and then dry. There is beauty in every stage of their life.

To use any of the photographs published in the blog permission must be obtained from Simona
No food was (nor will ever be) discarded in the process of taking the photographs, i.e., everything was consumed either immediately or in due time